The Annual Awards Policy has been amended effective from 1 October 2021. The major changes to the policy are in respect to the Greyhound of the Year Award in respect to the manner in which the finalists are selected and the recognition of performances being restricted to when the greyhound was owned or trained by…
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Tasracing partners with Sports Entertainment Network (SEN)
Friday 20 August 2021
Tasracing has entered a media partnership with the Sports Entertainment Network (SEN). SEN operates a network of sports and racing radio and digital assets in15 Australian markets, including Tasmania, and 26 markets in New Zealand. The partnership is based on creating new in-depth pre and post-race content to help Tasracing attract more Australian racing fans…
Local Rules and Policies Updated
Friday 6 August 2021Participants are advised that the Tasmanian Greyhound Local Rules and Policy Manual have been amended effective from 13 August 2021. The Local Rules have been amended with Rules 36.14 and 36.15 being rescinded. The Approved Lures policy has been amended to reflect the requirement that only synthetic material can be used as a lure in…
Policy Manual amended
Thursday 29 July 2021The Greyhound Policy Manual has been amended with some minor changes to the Feature Events policy effective from 9 August 2021. The updated Policy Manual can be viewed – here.
NATIONAL SPRINT AND DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS UPDATE
Wednesday 28 July 2021Greyhound Clubs Australia (GCA) has announced the cancellation of the Grand Finals of the 2021 National Sprint and National Distance Championships which were to be held at The Meadows on Saturday 28 August 2021. The GCA media release can be read here. The Ladbrokes Tasmanian Sprint and Distance Championships at Launceston will proceed with eligibility conditions…
Local Welfare Rules and Policies Amended
Thursday 1 July 2021Tasracing has amended the Local Welfare Rules (Rule 36), the definitions of Rearer and Whelper and has adopted a new policy on the Wind Down Record Requirements. These rule amendments and the new policy are effective from Friday 16 July 2021. The major amendments to the Local Welfare rules are: The requirement for a greyhound…